Use of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in endovascular repair of a type B aortic dissection

Ali Khoynezhad; Matthew J Kruse; Carlos E Donayre; Rodney A White

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.039

Use of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in endovascular repair of a type B aortic dissection

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jul;86(1):289-91. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.039.

Authors

Ali Khoynezhad¹, Matthew J Kruse, Carlos E Donayre, Rodney A White

Affiliation

¹ Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2315, USA. akhoynezhad@unmc.edu

PMID: 18573441
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.039

Abstract

Intraprocedural monitoring with transcranial Doppler ultrasound in thoracic endovascular aortic repair provides critical information regarding the occurrence of cerebral microemboli and adequacy of cerebral blood flow. We present the perioperative course of a patient with complicated Stanford type B aortic dissection undergoing thoracic endovascular aortic repair with continuous intraoperative transcranial Doppler ultrasound monitoring.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty / adverse effects
Angioplasty / methods*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Ischemia / prevention & control
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial